Aggressively Inserting Vegetables into Your Thanksgiving Feast!

Several friends have asked me to share a few of the recipes that I am making for Thanksgiving this year.

I know some of you have made your lists, checked them twice and have no intention of shifting plans or shopping from this point forward! Others are still looking for ideas or might want to sneak in one more special dish! This is what we are having…but I have also included a few other really great recipes that I found that would be an awesome addition to any meal…Thanksgiving or the day after…or the day after that or the day after that! Forgive me for being a bit link-happy in this blog, but being the week of thanksgiving, it was a bit more efficient than copying and pasting all the recipes. Just wanted to be sure to get the recipes in the hands of anyone interested.

Theme: The Cockerhams’ are “aggressively inserting vegetables” on to our Thanksgiving table!

Our family plans to make a Turkey Day Trot part of our morning Thanksgiving tradition. Starting this year we will “trot” and then head home just in time to be hungry for an early afternoon “snack”. To be prepared and not have small children whining all through meal preparations I am going to be armed with…

Hopefully this will bide my time long enough to prepare this mouth-watering feast that we are so excited about:

MAIN MEAL

Indian Shepherd’s PieI had many ideas for our main dish but Chris loved the word PIE in the title. It is a new receipe…looking forward to how it will turn out?!

http://peasandthankyou.com/2009/12/28/master-of-illusion/

Classic Mashed Potatoes with a Twist

Caleb’s one request was mashed potatoes! (He doesn’t know that mom makes them extra “special”…with cauliflower!) This is not the recipe I use but it is close. I liked this blog and concept so figured I would show you her recipe and take you to her blog! I will say that I think my recipe throws in a turnip! Shhhhhhhhhh…Caleb loves them!